200, 220, 246mm... Just how big can brake rotors get?

The German privateer who has reshuffled the order of women's World Cup DH talks about bike setup and making the show.

Scott didn't hold back in their quest to create one of the lightest DH race bikes on the market.

A monthly round-up of the latest tech, this time including gear from Commencal, Nukeproof, ENVE, Giro, and more.

You've seen the prototypes, now it's time to check out the production version of the new Demo.

It had to happen sooner or later. Giant's prototype 29" wheeled Glory makes an appearance at this weekend's World Cup.

We compare cockpits, suspension tunes and frame choices between two athletes who's riding styles are as different as their physical proportions

The Vitus Dominer adds more travel and a downhill specific tubeset to their Sommet platform.

Fort William took a toll on bikes and riders alike, and the rebuilding process is in full swing in preparation for another round of racing.

The rain has arrived, and racers and mechanics are preparing for a wet weekend of DH racing.

Armed with the most accurate tape measure in the Scottish Highlands we went and scoured the Fort William pits to check out 8 racers' cockpit setups.

New year, new team. Aaron Gwin is back and hungry for the top step on Sunday. We get the low down from his mechanic, John Hall.

Dakotah's raring to go aboard his fresh Devinci Wilson 29.

Big wheels and exotic Italian suspension.

Attention armchair engineers: Cannondale's return to top-flight DH racing includes two rear shocks, an idler pulley, and a lot of carbon fiber.

Take a look at Danny Hart's race rig for the first World Cup of the season.

Canadian champion Magnus Manson finally bagged himself a factory ride this year and will be riding a 29" Canyon Sender.

4 more World Cup proven downhill machines with big wheels. Can they top the Commencal?

Can a relatively simple single pivot design still hold its own against modern multi-pivot players?

The newest Devinci Wilson is a big mountain brawler that's not afraid to go fast.

Does the new Fury strike the perfect balance between a classic four-bar and a high-pivot bike with an idler wheel?

We put the new breed of wagon-wheeled DH bikes to the test.

The Legend of M continues, but can it compete with the best DH bikes of 2019?

The 29" Legend was designed to be a high-speed race machine for taller, aggressive riders.

After making its debut on the World Cup DH circuit, Cube's 29" Two15 is now available to the general public.

The Aurum HSP is a incredible, high-performance machine that's built for speed.

Has Commencal created the ideal privateer downhill bike?

Madison Saracen reveals a brand new 27.5 and 29 Myst bike only available for team riders Danny Hart, Matt Walker and Alex Marin. Saracen have promised the bike will be ready for public release at a later date.

The Phoenix DH is one of the lightest downhill bikes in existence, but how does it ride?

The new Session 27.5 gets the longer, lower, and slacker treatment along with an updated frame design.

We spent a solid six months thrashing Canyon's new Sender. How did it hold up? *updated

We put Morpheus' carbon downhill bike to the test.

We put Devinci's flagship DH machine to the test.

We find out how the base model of Specialized's Alloy Demo 8 fared after a steady diet of lift-served bike park laps.

Part for part, gram for gram: the same machine that the Madison-Saracen team is riding.

We put Commencal's wild new DH machine to the test.

A lot of carbon fiber, BOS suspension front and rear, and the ability to run either 26'' or 27.5'' wheels makes the new Maiden an interesting bike. But do those things also make it a winner?

We put Intense's first carbon fiber DH bike to the test.

Can the Tues CF's performance match its excellent price? We find out.

The V10 C is ready to rumble with 8.5" of travel, 27.5" wheels, and a full carbon frame.

One of the first park-specific freeride bikes, the Voltage continues to define the genre.

The Strike might have an impressively reasonable price tag, but does it perform on the mountain?

The Lifeline DH is carbon fiber downhill exotica straight out of Poland, but does being different also mean being better?

The Darkside, Banshee's 180mm park bike, gets put to the test.

Can a budget freeride bike handle the Whistler Bike Park?

We take Transition's latest downhill bike out to see what it can handle.

As affordable as a true downhill bike gets. Maxim Bikes claim: "World Cup Performance"

Scott's mid-priced Gambler has World Cup Downhill DNA and is spec'ed to impress.

We put Nukeproof's new Pulse to the test to find out how the 210mm travel bike performs.

When was the last time a single pivot, aluminum downhill bike has caused such a commotion? We test GT's 2014 Fury to find out if their already successful design makes sense for riders who don't sport the Atherton surname.

The Legend MKII was designed with one goal in mind - going downhill. Fast.

We review Specialized's $3,100 Status II to see if the affordable DH bike can keep up with its more expensive competition.

We ride Devinci's top tier Wilson SL downhill bike to find out just how fast the Canadian-made race bike actually is.

Scott's redesign of its premier downhill racer breaks the rules and puts in an impressive performance.

We test the $3550 Norco Aurum 2 to find out how their base model downhill bike fares in the real world.

Kona refines their look for 2012, but that's not all. See our impression of the new breed of Kona gravity sled with a thorough test of the Entourage.

Scott's Voltage FR 20 combines adjustability and burliness into a 180mm travel package the goes for a reasonable $2399 USD, but how does it perform on the trail?

Does Trek's 35lb carbon fiber downhill bike live up to the hype? We've spent the last few months aboard it to find out.

We review Transition's TR250 mini DH bike. Find out what we think about it after throwing it off some drops and jumps!

That menacing STD is back, and this time it doesn't seem like anything is going to keep it from spreading... to every trail you can throw at it! Cove has refined nearly every bike in their lineup for 2012, with the STD to be the last to see the subtle yet practical revisions. Have a look at how Cove plans to infect freeriders for 2012!

Pinkbike puts Lapierre's unconventional looking DH-720 downhill bike through the ringer. Find out how it fared inside!

Pinkbike puts Santa Cruz's V-10 Carbon through the ringer in this long-term test. Find out how the bike fared inside.

The latest version of the most storied downhill racer of all time can be custom tuned to win at any venue in the world.

Saracen's eight-inch-travel Myst looks to make downhill racing a more affordable adventure, but how does this $3783 race bike bike perform on the track?.

The 7" travel Morewood Kalula is based on the much heralded Makulu race bike, even sporting the same low leverage linkage design, but is much more of a free spirit than its bigger brother could ever hope to be.

We've spent months in B.C.'s best bike parks getting to know the Kalula's fun loving personality and inside you can read up on our impressions.

Devinci's new and much anticipated 2011 Wilson has been generating an incredible amount of buzz, and rightfully so, as the new bike is a complete redesign with the help of suspension guru Dave Weagle. That's all well and good, but some trail time is what we all really want to hear about. We were fortunate enough to be able to put in some hot laps at Whistler and then keep the new Wilson for six weeks of thrashing on our local B.C. mountains. Inside you can read the first test of the 2011 Wilson, check out all of the photos, and watch three videos!

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We've had plenty of time on Lapierre's DH-720 downhill bike and inside you can read up on what we think of this impressive looking French speed machine.


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by Mark Wood

It’s been six years now that the Canadian bike brand Xprezo Cycles have been hand welding race performance bikes out of their Bromont, Quebec factory. Producing less than 1000 frames per year, their focus is on craftsmanship. Described as "high performance, low maintenance" by Antoine Larose, Brand Manager of Xprezo and coach of the QC Provincial DH Team, they presently produce 12 different bikes ranging from featherlite chromoly road bikes and hardtails to full suspension models, ranging from XC, to AM, FR and now DH. What makes the new DH offering special, besides its slack angles and low slung chassis, is its use of Chromo on the rear triangle and seat mast, giving the bike a unique look and some dynamic ride characteristics.

After three months of heavy use, the bike did a number of things well, most aptly, going fast...

I had been looking forward to putting some time on Rocky Mountain's new 2010 Flatline since my first introduction at Crankworx '09 in Whistler. The original design was a bit portly and only excelled on the hairiest of tracks, but this new version was said to be an entirely different beast. With less weight and a revised LC2R suspension system, the new and improved Flatline looks to remedy those issues while still holding onto its title as king of the gnarly terrain.

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Source: Reece Wallace

Norco has really stepped it up this year. They have introduced many new bikes that are absolutely killing it in the free ride and slope style scene, and the 2010 Norco Empire 5 SE is no exception. Norco has worked with their engineers, product designers, and team riders to create the ultimate bikes designed for performance when you need it most. But has this bike lived up to all the hype that Norco and everyone is giving it?

Read on to find out!

Source: Transition Bikes

Winter is winding down in most places (unless you live in the PNW and in which case, it totally passed us by this year) and a lot of you are chomping at the bit to get out on your DH bikes again. Your bike could likely use a little early season set up and today Lars is gonna take you through a general suspension set up for your DH steed.

Video inside,

When Intense first showed off their 951 DH bike, rider's jaws dropped. Check out the X Fusion Intense 951s inside as well as the down low on the sick graphic kits that have been popping up on a few pro's 951s courtesy of HieroglyphFX.

Pics and info inside,

With several months in the saddle and many miles on the tires, it's fair to say that this riding season has been no different than most. Endless winter days spent working a shovel to get lines dialed, finally paid off when the sun started shining and it was time to ride! It has been some time since the preview of the 2009 SX trail ran, and since then, this bike has seen it all! From steep, white knuckle downhills, fast technical trails, to groomed resort runs, and even some rides up. There have been moments to remember, and some that I just can't seem to forget.

Read on for the full story behind the 2009 SX Trail 1.

In the 303R-DH preview we gave you all of the information and facts about the 303R-DH, however we left you hanging when it came to information on how it rides. Looks and technology only come into play so much when you're looking into purchasing a bike, and most riders will find themselves asking other riders what they think of this bike or that bike. In order to skip you having to talk to your best friend's, sister's, boyfriend's dad who has an old Yeti, I am going to tell you exactly what my impressions of the Yeti 303R-DH were.

Video and details inside,

Arguably the most talked about bike from Kona's line up is the Stab Supreme. The Stab Supreme sets the bar as Kona's high end downhill bike, and for 2010 it has not only lost some weight, but got some component changes, and frame refinements that make it a contender on the downhill scene for the 2010 race season.

Full Specs, Photos, Changes

The Stinky Deluxe is the highest end freeride orientated bike that Kona produces. This year Kona has taken a more all mountain approach to this freeride rig, and have equipped it with a versatile line up of components, some heavy duty, some light duty.

Click here for info on the 2010 Stinky Deluxe...

Most people would use the reference "tribe" to describe a civilization hiding deep in the South African jungle, that only feed off of fire ants and boiled frogs. However, there is one company inside the cycling industry that refers to their customer basis as the Tribe. They come from all walks of life - racers, artists, hippies, adventure junkies, beer swillers, priests, lawyers, construction workers, shamans, cops, robbers, and buddhists. If you, or your friends own a Yeti, then you're part of the tribe.

Yeti has a specific patent for their own bikes that utilizes rail technology to control shock rates, and wheel paths. The 303 and 303R-DH are the two bikes that share this technology.

Click here for more info on Linear rail technology, and the 303R-DH...

With the warmer weather we have been getting lately, it seems the riding season may have finally arrived! What better way to start a new season, than with a new ride! Specialized has worked hard to improve their SX Trail line-up, and this is what they have come up with.

So the question is, how does one take an already accomplished bike, and make it better? Well for starters, why not make it lighter? Stiffer rear end? And why not throw some all new 2009 parts onto it? If this doesn't get your heart going, you may want to see a doctor. Click here to get all the details on the new generation of SX Trail bikes.

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In the past if you wanted a top spec’d DH race bike you had to go out of your way to build it up with competitive parts that would help you win races. Quite a few companies were making nice complete bikes, but no one was making a no holds barred, spec’d to the max “stock” bike. This meant that you would have to buy the bike that was closest to what you wanted or go buy the frame of your choice and build it up from there. The process of spec’ing your DH race bike is the most costly thing you can do when getting ready for the season. What if you could buy a whole bike that was fully race ready and no spec had been over looked? Just drop the cash, roll out and pin it!

This is where the new Norco Team DH comes into its own. Learn more about this WC DH Spec’d race machine inside…

Our Rocky Mountain Flatline Pro test bike has been with us for many months now and has seen nearly every sort of terrain one could imagine. From moonscape rock, to cold and wet B.C. forests, the Flatline has both saved me and punished me on too many occasions to count. No matter where I brought it, attention was sure to follow. With it's unique lines and personality I was questioned at nearly every trailhead and parking lot. No more need for questions though, read the review and watch the videos to see what we thought of Rocky's flagship DH bike!

2 HD videos inside!

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Tyler Morland is one of Canada's best known DH racers and is also known for building some of the wizziest bikes you'll see rolling the trails. Working for SRAM has its benefits for sure, as does being an athlete under the Troy Lee Designs umbrella. We ran into Tyler a few days ago when he was building up his all new Turner DW DHR race bike and posted a few pics for you to drool over. Now we were able to corner him and take a really close look at his bike and do an interview too.

Pics and interview video inside!

The Transition TR450 is designed as a dedicated downhill racing machine. Factory rider Lars Sternberg, along with other select riders, will be rallying the frame all season. Transition expects production models to be ready sometime early winter 2009 for the 2010 race season.

Read on for more pics and video on the new bike!

"I'll have an "E" please Bob", was a famous quip on Blockbusters quiz show that ran for ages here in the U.K. Basically the challenge was two contestants pitted against one, was two heads better than one? Maybe... Our question today is are two shocks better than one?

2Stage Bikes of New Zealand is asking that question today...

What is long, squishy, and white and red? No, not that candy cane that you just found under the couch cushion...although I'm sure that is still ok to eat. What I'm talking about is Rocky Mountain's new top flight Flatline Pro DH bike. Don't get too excited as the review is still a ways off, but due to sheer boredom (the large amount of snow will do that to me) I've put together a little "preview to a review" article to get your blood flowing during these cold winter nights. Inside we have got Wade Simmons on video from 'Vegas to give us the low down on the Flatline, as well as far too many pictures!

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2 for 1 is always a great offer in the supermarkets / hypermarkets when it comes to the weekly provisions. Never something you see in your local bike store is it? Until now that is, welcome to the Bionicon Edison.

You know the score, as you're on this site and you're reading these words so there is no pulling the wool over your eyes. I can’t just say this is the best trail bike you’ll ever ride, or that I have ever ridden. That don’t cut the mustard so I’d better spend the next hour or two of my time explaining why. Please grab a seat, a cup of tea and a biscuit and have a dunk, this will only take you 5 minutes.